On what feels like year four of quarantine, any platitudes to try and describe the pandemic's impact on the industry feel hollow. Despite the initial research, the coronavirus spread did not subside in the warmer months, with cases spiking instead. Loosened restrictions have started to tighten back …
Restaurant Music: How To Curate The Ultimate Playlist
There is a lot to keep up with running a restaurant, from minimizing pain points in your kitchen to effectively managing your guests during a pandemic and beyond. Bear in mind, the industry will persevere, the virus will be managed, and people desperately want to return to eating in restaurants. The …
The History of Champagne
A certain je nais se quois surrounds champagne, infusing the beverage with classiness and decorum. Champagne has long since become synonymous with fine dining, the restaurant segment that's suffering the most during the pandemic crisis. Fine dining establishments sell you on an immersive experience, …
September 2020: Restaurant Good News Roundup
It’s hard to believe that quarantine protocols have been in place for just over six months today, but here we are. It feels trite to discuss the difficulties that anyone in the restaurant industry already knows, whether that’s in the loss of employment to so many in the field, to overwhelming odds …
August 2020: Restaurant Good News Roundup
Restaurants have suffered the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic, serving as the unexpected economic and socio-political frontlines of the year's travails. As of this writing, 53% of restaurants are permanently closed, with a running total of $120B lost so far. The industry is at an ever-shifting …
Restaurants and Gaming: Playing to Win
In the best of times, restaurants operate between a 3-6% profit margin, with around 60% of them failing within the first year. On top of that, the competition in the market can cut into those already-tight figures. To combat this, restaurateurs have employed some extraordinary tactics to foster a …
